According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Mets have been asking around about interest in David Wright. David has two years, and a total of $31MM left on his contract, with the second year being a club option with a $1MM buyout. Possible teams? Well, here’s what Sherman had to say: “The …
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If I were GM: My offseason plan for the New York Mets
NOTE: This plan is without Jose Reyes. I would like to have Jose Reyes back, but here I will be looking at an alternative: life without Jose. First, let’s start with the players with guaranteed contracts for next season: Johan Santana $24MM Jason Bay $18.3MM David Wright $15.25MM R.A. Dickey $4.75MM D.J. Carrasco $1.2MM Now, …
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Mets battle back, fall to Nationals in ninth 8-7
Coming off a solid 7-3 victory in D.C., the Mets sent Dillon Gee to the hill to take on rookie Tom Milone. Gee started off the game by giving up a lead off home run to Ian Desmond down the left field line after a scoreless first by the Mets. After a scoreless second for …
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Dickey solid as Met bats come alive early, beat Nats 7-3
The Mets knew coming into this game that they had to score early off Ross Detwiler. The Nationals have a bullpen ERA of 3.26, sixth in baseball. They needed to capitalize early, and they did just that. The Mets started off the top of the first with Jose Reyes reaching on an infield single. Then, …
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Mets mount amazin’ comeback, but the bullpen blows it, lose 11-9
The afternoon Mets vs. Brewers game was all about late inning heroics. The Mets and Brewers each came back from multi-run leads late. Here’s how it all went down. In the top of the first, Jerry Hairston Jr. got on with a one out walk. In the net at-bat, he was driven home by Ryan …
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Mets play very well all around, beat Padres 7-3 to take the series
The Mets, who were 1-4 on their West Coast road trip, came into today’s game after winning the first game of the series and then losing in the second game 6-1 in an awful offensive performance. Dillon Gee took the mound for the Mets, trying once again to become the first Met rookie pitcher to …
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Mets win in Dudacious fashion 9-8
After this weekend’s series loss to the Braves and eight innings of losing baseball to a last place baseball team, Lucas Duda lifted the spirits of fans and teammates with a “Dudacious,” yeah I said it, walk off single with one out in the ninth. Here’s how it came to be. In the bottom of …
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Turner hits two home runs, Met bats explode, beat Braves 11-7
Just a day after Met fans had their hearts ripped out of them, the Mets came to play against the Braves at a wet, rainy, Citi Field. The game time was pushed back to about 8:10, as heavy rain came over the New York area for about an hour, and reappeared in the eighth inning. …
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Bullpen struggles again as Mets lose 4-1
Notable performances: R.A. Dickey- (L, 5-10) 7 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 5 SO, 98 pitches (64 strikes) David Wright- 2-4, 2B, RBI Jose Reyes- 0-4 Jason Bay- 1-4, SO Notes: In one of the most important games of the season, the Met stepped up to the plate and looked at a called third strike. …
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Series Preview: Braves 8/5-8/7 at Citi Field
The Mets, who are 55-55 and in fourth place in the National League East, face off against the second place Braves in a three game weekend set. Pitching Matchups: Friday Night: R.A. Dickey (5-9, 3.77) vs. Tim Hudson (10-7, 3.31) Dickey is 1-0 this season against the Braves with a 3.46 ERA in 13 innings. …
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